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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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